Business Intelligence Developer Analyst – Slough – Up to £45K

Our client, based in Slough, within the automotive sector, is looking for a Business Intelligence Developer/Analyst to join their team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying any underlying problems in the BI, data warehouse or process automation landscape (applications or data) and work with the IT team and business stakeholders to resolve them.
• Scheduling, testing and delivering point upgrades of BI tools/functionality.
• Providing second line applications support for relevant incidents raised, including investigation of any data quality issues
• Identify and understand business drivers or requirements which will benefit from/need BI change, and/or opportunities to apply new or updated BI toolsets/technology to deliver wider business benefits, working with the Change/Portfolio Manager to recommend an overall programme plan and schedule of prioritised BI projects/changes.
• Working with the Data Protection Office, create and establish a process to maintain a library of business data definitions, business processes, data and process owners and data flows across the business and within/between applications, and actively promote activities to improve the quality of data.
• Work with the IT Services Manager and IT Change/Portfolio Manager to ensure BI development and operations follows the procedures and best practices established across the IT estate. Proactively suggest improvements to working practices across IT
• Ensure quality process, applications and systems documentation is provided and/or updated as a result of any IT-initiated change to the BI/RPA platforms or business processes.
• Work with the IT Services Manager and IT Change/Portfolio Manager to ensure BI development and operations follows the procedures and best practices established across the IT estate. Proactively suggest improvements to working practices across IT

Key Skills/Experience:

• Experience of data warehousing architecture, design, technologies, techniques and toolsets, with an excellent understanding of IT BI applications and services.
• Technical background required with knowledge of relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Greenplum), ETL tools (Data Academy), SQL/PL-SQL/SSRS/SSIS, and reporting/visualisation tools such as Business Objects, Qlik, Tableau and/or PanIntelligence.
• Appreciation of robotic process automation tools (e.g. UIPath)  is required, with practical experience considered an advantage.
• Good understanding of IT project management and ITIL best practice – ITIL Foundation qualification would be an advantage
• Good understanding of process documentation and improvement techniques